Homeland Defense Equipment Reuse HDER Program Program Overview

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HOMELAND DEFENSE EQUIPMENT REUSE
(HDER) PROGRAM
Program Overview
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HOMELAND DEFENSE EQUIPMENT REUSE (HDER) PROGRAM

• Enhancing domestic preparedness capabilities of
  our nations emergency responders by
• Providing surplus radiological detection
  instrumentation and other equipment to
  emergency responder agencies nationwide and,
• Providing training and local long-term technical
  support on this equipment to the
  emergency responders.

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A COLLABORATIVE EFFORT
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HDER PROGRAM PILOT PROJECT

• The HDER Program Pilot Project will focus on the
  ten largest metropolitan areas in the United
  States.
• Based on 2000 Census data, these metropolitan
  areas are

New York City, Los Angeles, Chicago, Washington
D.C., San Francisco, Philadelphia, Boston,
Detroit, Dallas and Houston
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PILOT PROJECT DETAILS

• Targeted metropolitan areas will be able to
  obtain surplus radiological detection
  instrumentation and other equipment.
• Equipment will be rehabilitated and provided at
  no cost.
• Training on many of the equipment items will be
  available through the ODP Domestic Preparedness
  Equipment Technical Assistance (DPETAP) Program.
• Local Long-term Technical Support will be
  available through a partnership with the Health
  Physics Society.

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PILOT PROJECT EQUIPMENT
Surplus instrumentation and equipment available
through this program includes
Hand-held dose rate meters (e.g. ionization
chambers), electronic pulsers, microrem meters,
count rate meters used for contamination surveys,
instrument probes (I.E. alpha and gamma
scintillation and Geiger Mueller (G-M) probes)
and pocket ionization chambers (self-reading
pocket dosimeters).
Additional instrumentation and equipment items
will be added as the program matures.
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PILOT PROJECT TRAINING

• Training on the use of the equipment will be
  available to the emergency responders in the
  selected metropolitan areas through ODPs
  Domestic Preparedness Equipment Technical
  Assistance Program (DPETAP).
• DPETAP...
• Is a comprehensive, national equipment technical
  assistance program for emergency
  responders.
• Is conducted in partnership with the U.S. Armys
  Pine Bluff Arsenal.
• Assists responders in the proper operation and
  maintenance of their radiological, chemical, and
  biological detection and response equipment.
• Provides detailed technical information and
  hands-on equipment operation and maintenance
  training.

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PILOT PROJECT LOCAL TECHNICAL SUPPORT

• Local long-term technical support will be
  available through a partnership with the Health
  Physics Society (HPS).
• Part of HPS commitment to Homeland Security.
• Volunteers from local chapters will be available
  to provide the following
• Annual calibration and basic maintenance
• Hands-on refresher training
• Local source of expertise for questions regarding
  instrumentation

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PARTICIPATION IN HDER PILOT PROJECT

• ODP will use its established relationships with
  State Administrative Agencies (SAAs) in states
  containing targeted metropolitan areas.
• The SAA will be provided with a list of available
  instrumentation and equipment, as well as a form
  for requesting the desired items and any
  associated training and local technical support.
• ODP will coordinate with DOE on the delivery of
  the equipment, with DPETAP to schedule the
  requested training and with HPS.
• Requests may be made quarterly, and an updated
  inventory list will be provided at the start of
  each calendar year quarter.

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BENEFITS OF HDER PROGRAM

• Immediately enhances domestic preparedness
  capabilities to respond to an incident involving
  a nuclear or radiological device.
• Allows superior stewardship of surplus DOE
  assets.
• Utilizes existing DOJ relationships with state
  and local emergency responder agencies.
• Responds to President Bushs direction for
  interagency cooperation and volunteerism in the
  war against terrorism.

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STATUS OF HDER PROGRAM
First Delivery of Equipment to DPETAP for
training coordination occurred on February 6,
2002 Pilot Program Implementation targeted for
July 1, 2002
Delivery of Equipment to DPETAP February 6, 2002
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FUTURE ENHANCEMENTS

• Expand program nationwide using ODPs established
  relationships with State Administrative Agencies
  (SAAs) in each of the 56 States and Territories
  upon validation of program through the pilot
  project.
• Expand inventory of equipment available to
  emergency responders.

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HDER A partnership of the U.S. Department of
Justice and the U.S. Department of Energy serving
the emergency responder community.